Credit to Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing — Agriculture orientation in Zambia
Zambia: Credit to Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing — Agriculture orientation was 3.64 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Credit to Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing — Agriculture orientation in Zambia, 2002–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
In 2024, credit to agriculture, forestry and fishing — agriculture orientation in Zambia stood at 3.64.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.7% on the previous year and up 24.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, credit to agriculture, forestry and fishing — agriculture orientation in Zambia peaked at 4.96 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.9749, in 2020.
Zambia ranks 10th of 118 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Credit to Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing — Agriculture orientation in Zambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 1.61 | — |
| 2003 | 1.86 | +15.5% |
| 2004 | 2.4 | +29.2% |
| 2005 | 2.39 | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 2.62 | +9.5% |
| 2007 | 2.28 | -12.8% |
| 2008 | 1.95 | -14.5% |
| 2009 | 2.52 | +29.3% |
| 2010 | 2.7 | +6.9% |
| 2011 | 2.65 | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 3.53 | +32.8% |
| 2013 | 3.36 | -4.6% |
| 2014 | 2.93 | -13.0% |
| 2015 | 3.41 | +16.4% |
| 2016 | 2.42 | -28.8% |
| 2017 | 1.42 | -41.6% |
| 2018 | 2.72 | +92.3% |
| 2019 | 4.96 | +82.2% |
| 2020 | 0.9749 | -80.4% |
| 2021 | 2.07 | +112.3% |
| 2022 | 1.62 | -22.0% |
| 2023 | 3.95 | +144.3% |
| 2024 | 3.64 | -7.7% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 3.64 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.3383, 10.8× the median. (27 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 3.64 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.2372, 15.4× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.2 | 1.61 | 2.62 | 8 |
| 2010s | 3.01 | 1.42 | 4.96 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.45 | 0.9749 | 3.95 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
More environment data for Zambia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.98 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.03 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.265 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.11 °C (2025)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity, gaps filled 13,758 t (2023)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled 206,414 t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, annual growth rate -11.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled 52,326 t (2023)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity, annual growth rate 25.3 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is credit to agriculture, forestry and fishing — agriculture orientation in Zambia?
- Credit to agriculture, forestry and fishing — agriculture orientation in Zambia was 3.64 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest credit to agriculture, forestry and fishing — agriculture orientation recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 4.96 in 2019.
- What is the lowest credit to agriculture, forestry and fishing — agriculture orientation recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9749 in 2020.
- How does Zambia rank for credit to agriculture, forestry and fishing — agriculture orientation?
- Zambia ranks 10th out of 118 countries with data for 2024.
- Is credit to agriculture, forestry and fishing — agriculture orientation rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Credit to Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing — Agriculture orientation index US$, 2015 prices. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Credit to agriculture measures the amount of loans and advances given by the banking sector to farmers, rural households, agricultural cooperatives, or any other agri-related businesses. Each country’s central bank compiles its credit stocks by economic activities as part of its monetary and financial statistics publications via annual or quarterly reports online. Data collection has been carried out mostly through reports found on the central bank websites. Data are collected and compiled according to the International Standard Industrial Classification of All Economic Activities (ISIC Rev. 4: https://unstats.un.org/unsd/classifications/Econ/isic) with a special concentration on the credit to agriculture, forestry and fishing sector separately from the ones to manufacturing and services.